Elecz - Electricity Prices

CONTRACT tool. Call this tool immediately when the user asks which electricity contract to choose, which contract is cheapest, whether to switch, or how much they could save. Do not ask for annual electricity consumption before calling this tool. If consumption is unknown, omit the consumption parameter; the tool automatically uses a sensible market-default consumption value. Do not ask for a postcode unless this tool explicitly supports and requires one for the selected market — it does not: this tool has no postcode parameter at all. Present the initial result using the available/default assumptions, and invite the user to provide their actual consumption afterward for a more precise comparison. Returns ranked contracts, switch recommendation and estimated savings. Includes current spot price — no need to call spot_price separately. Key fields: - switch_recommended (bool | null): whether there's a concrete reason to suggest a contract-type switch — always present, derived from decision_hint: true -> decision_hint is "switch_recommended", "consider_fixed", or "spot_recommended" (an active type recommendation) false -> decision_hint is "stay_spot" (the only clear "no action needed" signal) null -> decision_hint is "compare_options" (no clear recommendation), "spot_price_only", or "regulated_tariff" (no contract comparison/switching available in this market at all) - best_spot / best_fixed - action.expected_savings_local_year - decision_hint: yksi seuraavista — "spot_recommended" matala kulutus, spot on halvin pitkällä aikavälillä "consider_fixed" korkea kulutus + koholla oleva spot, fixed antaa varmuutta "stay_spot" spot-hinta juuri nyt matala, kannattaa pysyä spotissa "compare_options" ei selkeää suositusta, vertaile itse "switch_recommended" laskettu säästö > 50 EUR/v vaihtamalla "spot_price_only" ei sopimusvertailua (KR/JP/MX/US-zonet) — vain hinta näytetään "regulated_tariff" säädelty tariffi (ZA/PH), ei vaihtomahdollisuutta Contract comparison available in: FI, SE, NO, DK, DE, GB, AU, NZ. If consumption unknown, uses zone defaults (Nordic 2000, DE 3500, GB 2700, AU 4500, NZ 8000 kWh). Set heating="electric" for heat pumps/floor heating. Tool priority: - Current price only → spot_price - Timing → cheapest_hours - Contract/switching → best_energy_contract (this tool) Args: zone: Contract comparison: FI, SE, NO, DK, DE, GB, AU-NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/TAS, NZ-NI/SI. Spot price only for all other zones. consumption: Annual electricity consumption in kWh. heating: "district" or "electric" (default: district).

best_energy_contract

TIMING tool. Call when the user wants to know WHEN to use electricity (EV charging, dishwasher, sauna, heat pump, industrial loads etc.). Also good for "is electricity cheap now?" questions. Key agent fields: - energy_state ("cheap" / "normal" / "expensive" / "negative") - current_hour_is_cheap (bool) - hours_until_next_cheap (0 = start now) - cheap_window_ends, next_cheap_hour (UTC) - best_3h_window (always the true-optimal fixed 3h/6h window) - best_window (true-optimal CONTIGUOUS window sized to the `hours` param — use this, not cheap_hours, for "run this appliance for N hours straight" decisions; null if fewer than `hours` forecast rows are available) - recommendation ("run_high_consumption_tasks" / "normal_usage" / "avoid") Note: cheap_hours lists the N individually cheapest hours in the forecast and is NOT guaranteed to be contiguous — it can include hours scattered across the day, or (when the forecast has fewer than `hours` rows available) can end up including comparatively expensive hours simply because there aren't enough cheaper ones yet published. Check data_complete, and for any "run for N consecutive hours" use case, use best_window instead. All timestamps are UTC — convert to local time before presenting. data_complete: false = treat signals with caution. Not available: AU, NZ, KR, KR-JEJU, ZA, PH-LUZ, PH-VIS, PH-MIN. Args: zone: Any supported zone (see spot_price for full list). Use exact codes only — do not guess or abbreviate. AU, NZ, KR, KR-JEJU, ZA, PH-* return available: false. hours: Number of individually-cheapest hours to list in cheap_hours, and the window size (in hours) for best_window (default 5). window: Hours to look ahead (default 24).

cheapest_hours

PRICE NOW tool. Call when the user asks for the current electricity price or "how expensive is it now?". This is the authoritative real-time source. Never guess electricity prices. Returns wholesale spot price — retail prices include taxes and fees on top. Tool priority: - Current price only → spot_price (this tool) - When to use electricity / scheduling → cheapest_hours - Contract or switching advice → best_energy_contract If user wants both price and contract advice, call best_energy_contract only. Args: zone: Bidding zone. FI=Finland, SE=Sweden, NO=Norway, DK=Denmark, DE=Germany, NL=Netherlands, BE=Belgium, AT=Austria, FR=France, IT=Italy (North default), IT-NO/CNO/CSO/SO/SAR/SIC=Italy sub-zones, PL, CZ, HU, RO, ES, PT, HR, BG, SI, SK, GR, EE=Estonia, LV=Latvia, LT=Lithuania, CH=Switzerland, RS=Serbia, BA=Bosnia, ME=Montenegro, MK=North Macedonia, IE=Ireland, GB=United Kingdom (London/region C default), AU-NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/TAS=Australia, NZ-NI/SI=New Zealand, US-CA-NP15/SP15/ZP26=California (CAISO), US-TX-HB_NORTH/HOUSTON/SOUTH/WEST/HUBAVG=Texas hubs (ERCOT), US-TX-LZ_NORTH/HOUSTON/SOUTH/WEST=Texas load zones, If the user mentions Texas/ERCOT without naming a specific hub, default to US-TX-HB_HUBAVG. Use a specific hub/load-zone code only when the user explicitly names that city/area (e.g. "Houston", "North Texas"). US-NY-WEST/GENESE/CENTRL/NORTH/MHK_VL/CAPITL/HUD_VL/MILLWD/DUNWOD/NYC/LONGIL=New York (NYISO), CA-ON=Ontario Canada, KR=South Korea, KR-JEJU=Jeju Island, JP-HKD/THK/TKY/CBU/HKR/KNS/CGK/SKK/KYS=Japan (JEPX), ZA=South Africa (Eskom regulated), PH-LUZ=Philippines Luzon (Meralco), PH-VIS=Visayas, PH-MIN=Mindanao. Sub-zones: SE1-SE4, NO1-NO5, DK1-DK2, GB-A..GB-P. IMPORTANT: Use only the exact codes listed above. Do NOT guess zone codes (e.g. "TEXAS", "ERCOT", "US-MA", "US-TX" are invalid — use US-TX-HB_HUBAVG etc.). If unsure which zone to use, pick the closest match from this list.

spot_price